Did you know that research indicates that there are important benefits for nonprofits who offer paid maternity leave to employees?
Paid maternity leave is good for nonprofits (including the Catholic Church)
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4 science-backed ways paid leave is good for women & children’s health
Did you know that research indicates that paid maternity leave is really good for women's and newborns' health?
What does it mean to “sleep like a baby”?
Have you ever wondered, "Who on earth came up with the phrase 'sleep like a baby?'" In this post, I explore the origin of this phrase, indulging my alternate universe self as an etymologist and also outlining some reasonable expectations of how babies sleep.
We need to talk about racism in healthcare for pregnant mothers
Did you know that, in the United States: Black embryos and fetuses are up to twice as likely to be lost to miscarriage as white embryos?Black fetuses are more than twice as likely to be lost to stillbirth as white fetuses?Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related condition than white women? Read more of my latest… Continue reading We need to talk about racism in healthcare for pregnant mothers
Societal stressors and sex ratios (a series, part 2)
What proportion of babies are males, when society is stressed out? Read this post to find out.
What proportion of babies are males? (a series, part 1)
At least, usually? Read this post to find out.
Terms Explained: what is auscultation?
What do bats have to do with a 19th century French doctor who thought his patient was attractive? They both use AUSCULTATION.
Terms Explained: what are prostaglandins?
Did you know that the same weird thing in your body can 1) make periods painful, 2) help cure newborns of certain kinds of heart disease, and 3) make a uterus contract? Welcome to the confusing and impressive world of prostaglandins. Check out this article to learn more!
How to support moms after the COVID baby bust
I recently wrote for FemCatholic a bit about my dissertation and doula work and what I've heard the most from parents and those thinking about entering parenthood in the past year: "I don't know if I can do this." Do you want to support them? I have some ideas for how you can do that.… Continue reading How to support moms after the COVID baby bust
How I used the pandemic to strengthen my research: Notre Dame’s update on my dissertation
I was honored recently to be featured in the University of Notre Dame College of Arts and Letters newsletter. You can find the link in this post!
Abby the Sociologist Doula 